John Michael Crichton (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. His novels often explore technology and failures of human interaction with it, especially resulting in catastrophes with biotechnology. Many of his novels have medical or scientific underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and scientific background. Crichton received an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1969 but did not practice medicine, choosing to focus on his writing instead. Initially writing under a pseudonym, he eventually wrote 26 novels, including: The Andromeda Strain (1969), The Terminal Man (1972), The Great Train Robbery (1975), Congo (1980), Sphere (1987), Jurassic Park (1990), Rising Sun (1992), Disclosure (1994), The Lost World (1995), Airframe (1996), Timeline (1999), Prey (2002), State of Fear (2004), and Next (2006). Several novels, in various states of completion, were published after his death in 2008. Crichton was also involved in the film and television industry. In 1973, he wrote and directed Westworld, the first film to utilize 2D computer-generated imagery. …
Michael Crichton
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Michael Crighton, Maiklas Kraitonas, Майкъл Крайтън, and 39 others
كريشون، مايكل،, Crichton, マイクル クライトン, 迈克尔·克莱顿, Džefri Hadson, 麥可·克萊頓, മൈക്കൽ ക്രൈറ്റൺ, Maikls Kraitons, John Lange, مايكل كريتشتون, AudioBook - Michael Crichton, マイケル クライトン, John Michael Crichton, Jeffery Hudson, Majkl Krajton, 마이클크라이턴, Maikʻŭl Kʻŭraitʻŭn, Michael Chrichton, मायकेल क्रिख्टन, Майкл Крайтон, Michael Douglas, מיקל קריטון, Māykil Krāytūn, מייקל קרייטון, مايكل كرايتون،, Jeffrey Hudson, Michael Crichton, ไมเคิล ไครช์ตัน, ג'ון לאנג', மைக்கேல் கிரைட்டன், Džefri Chadson, Maikl Kraiton, Maĭkl Kraĭton, מיקל קריצ'טון, 米高·克賴頓, マイクル.クライトン, マイケル・クライトン, مایکل کرایتون, ג'ון לנג' - Born:
- Oct. 23, 1942
- Died:
- Nov. 4, 2008
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John Michael Crichton (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. His novels often explore technology and failures of human interaction with it, especially resulting in catastrophes with biotechnology. Many of his novels have medical or scientific underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and scientific background. Crichton received an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1969 but did not practice medicine, choosing to focus on his writing instead. Initially writing under a pseudonym, he eventually wrote 26 novels, including: The Andromeda Strain (1969), The Terminal Man (1972), The Great Train Robbery (1975), Congo (1980), Sphere (1987), Jurassic Park (1990), Rising Sun (1992), Disclosure (1994), The Lost World (1995), Airframe (1996), Timeline (1999), Prey (2002), State of Fear (2004), and Next (2006). Several novels, in various states of completion, were published after his death in 2008. Crichton was also involved in the film and television industry. In 1973, he wrote and directed Westworld, the first film to utilize 2D computer-generated imagery. He also directed: Coma (1978), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), Looker (1981), and Runaway (1984). He was the creator of the television series ER (1994–2009), and several of his novels were adapted into films, most notably the Jurassic Park franchise. Crichton was criticized for his contrarian position on scientific issues, most notably his views on climate change.
